The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

DoubleX editors Emily Bazelon, Jessica Grose and Hanna Rosin discuss Jared Loughner’s Parents, Claire Dederer’s Poser, and Caitlin Flanagan’s “Hazards of Duke.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Bazelon, Hanna Rosin and Margaret Talbot discuss the new translation of Gustave Flaubert's nineteenth century French classic Madame Bovary. Relive your college days with this dissection of the original desperate housewife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss the rape charges against Wikileaks’ Julian Assange, incoming House Speaker John Beohner’s propensity to cry and how Facebook is killing the holiday greeting card. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s gabfest, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, along with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss Nicole Krauss’ latest novel, Great House. They discuss why this novel is less light hearted than Krauss’ last one, The History of Love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX editors Hanna Rosin and Jessica Grose along with Slate’s Emily Yoffe discuss misguided breast cancer awareness efforts, the release of Myanmar dissident Aung San Suu Kyi, the New York Times Magazine article Housewives of God, and Thanksgiving. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slate writers Dahlia Lithwick, Hanna Rosin and Emily Yoffe discuss the results of the midterm elections and what they mean for women. Lithwick asks: Does momism also affect the Supreme Court? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin, along with The New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot, discuss the 28-year old Virginia candidate for Congress, Krystal Ball, the phone call Ginni Thomas placed to Anita Hill, and the appalling behavior of a Yale fraternity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's audio book club, DoubleX's Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and The New Yorker's Margaret Talbot discuss Jonathan Franzen's Freedom. The novel follows Patty and Walter Berglund's failing marriage and serves as a commentary on how we live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX’s Emily Bazelon and Hanna Rosin and the New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot discuss Christine O’Donnell, Rebecca Traister’s new book Big Girls Don’t Cry, and Susan Faludi’s essay on feminism in Harper’s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

DoubleX’s Hanna Rosin and Jessica Grose along with the New Yorker’s Margaret Talbot discuss young women outearning their male counterparts, Jennifer Weiner, Jodi Picoult and the Franzenfreude frenzy, and Jenny Slate’s exit from Saturday Night Live. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.